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  Academic Words Level 4 - 3 - Matching Quizzes
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laden  Speak Example sentences
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[世俗的,日常的] belonging to this earth or world; not ideal or heavenly; concerned with commonplaces; ordinary
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[装载的,充满的,负担,负重] loaded; freighted; oppressed or burdened
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[序,先驱,先导] introduction; forerunner; preliminary or preface
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[核心的] central or vital part; most material and central part; grain or seed as of corn
lavish  Speak Example sentences
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[航海的] relating to ships, sailors, or navigation
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[浪费的,大方的] liberal; wasteful; excessive spending
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[序(诗歌,歌剧的)] introduction, usually to a poem or play
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[季雨,季风,大雨] the season of the heavy rain that falls during the summer in hot Asian countries
literacy  Speak Example sentences
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[置于危险,威胁] pose a threat to; present a danger to;  threaten
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[季雨,季风,大雨] the season of the heavy rain that falls during the summer in hot Asian countries
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[可忽略不计的] so small, trifling, or unimportant that it may be easily disregarded
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[有读写能力,识字] reading and writing; ability to read and write
luminous  Speak Example sentences
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[开始,开头] beginning; start; origin; time at which something is supposed to begin
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[不确定的,冒风险] uncertain; risky; dangerously lacking in security or stability
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[发光的,闪耀的] shining; emitting light, especially emitting self-generated light
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[误用,滥用,虐待] treat or use improperly; use to bad purpose; misapply; abuse; treat ill
mildew  Speak Example sentences
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[霉(因温湿而生)] growth of minute powdery or webby fungi; state of decay produced in living and dead vegetable matter
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[想家,乡愁] homesickness; bittersweet longing for things of past
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[使为难,使困惑,使混乱] confuse and worry someone slightly by being difficult to understand or solve
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[核子,核心] the central or essential part around which other parts are gathered or grouped; core
monsoon  Speak Example sentences
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[开始,开头] beginning; start; origin; time at which something is supposed to begin
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[季雨,季风,大雨] the season of the heavy rain that falls during the summer in hot Asian countries
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[邮资] token that postal fee has been paid; charge for mailing something
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[剥夺,驱逐] expel; eject from a position or place; force out
negligible  Speak Example sentences
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[恳切的,热心助人的] happy and ready to do favors for others
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[传播,流传] spread or flow throughout; pervade
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[可忽略不计的] so small, trifling, or unimportant that it may be easily disregarded
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[验尸,死后解剖,事后的调查分析] occurring or done after death; relating to a medical examination of a dead body
nitrogen  Speak Example sentences
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[出汗,排汗] sweat; excrete perspiration through the pores in the skin
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[氮] colorless nonmetallic element, tasteless and odorless, comprising four-fifths of the atmosphere by volume
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[霉(因温湿而生)] growth of minute powdery or webby fungi; state of decay produced in living and dead vegetable matter
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[核子,核心] the central or essential part around which other parts are gathered or grouped; core
ostentation  Speak Example sentences
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[宽宏大量的] generous; high-minded; chivalrous
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[公证人] one who records what is said or done; one legally empowered to witness signatures and certify a document's validity
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[家畜,牲畜] any animals kept for use or profit
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[夸示,炫耀] making ambitious display; unnecessary show; pretentious parade
partition  Speak Example sentences
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[向东方,东方化] place or turn toward the east; cause to assume an easterly direction, or to veer eastward
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[误用,滥用,虐待] treat or use improperly; use to bad purpose; misapply; abuse; treat ill
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[周期性] in a regular periodic manner; intermittently
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[分裂开来] divide into parts, pieces, or sections